Don't Act Your Age podcastWed, 22 May 2019 01:54:43 +0000Wed, 22 May 2019 16:05:50 +0000Libsyn WebEngine 2.0http://dontactyourage.libsyn.com/podcast
enhttp://dontactyourage.libsyn.com/podcastdayapodcast@gmail.com (dayapodcast@gmail.com)http://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/b/0/c/cb0c26af1fe857ad/DAYA_logo3_1400_.jpgDon't Act Your Age podcastRich & Stevecleansoundrich1@gmail.comepisodicThe 97-Year Old Gym RatWed, 22 May 2019 01:54:43 +0000One dictionary defines a gym rat as “someone who spends all leisure time playing sports or working out in a gymnasium or health spa.” The last guy you’d expect to fit that is a 97-year old Holocaust survivor named Ben Heller. But six days a week you’ll find Ben on the treadmill or cranking one of the weight machines at an Atlanta fitness club. Ben has won the respect of millennial club members amazed by his Just-Do-It determination. Especially when they learn his backstory of survival during three grim years in a WWII Nazi death camp. Ben told us about his remarkable life, right after—what else?—a long workout at the gym.]]>One dictionary defines a gym rat as “someone who spends all leisure time playing sports or working out in a gymnasium or health spa.” The last guy you’d expect to fit that is a 97-year old Holocaust survivor named Ben Heller. But six days a week you’ll find Ben on the treadmill or cranking one of the weight machines at an Atlanta fitness club. Ben has won the respect of millennial club members amazed by his Just-Do-It determination. Especially when they learn his backstory of survival during three grim years in a WWII Nazi death camp. Ben told us about his remarkable life, right after—what else?—a long workout at the gym.]]>11:50noaging,workoutsfullDouble JeopardyDouble JeopardySat, 08 Dec 2018 20:10:44 +0000“I’m living on borrowed time.” That’s how a former GI describes his incredible luck in surviving the 1968 Tet Offensive, turning point of the Vietnam War. Fifty years later, he and a buddy relive the bloody attack that found them under siege in a house in Hue. His small unit fought a pitched battle against the Viet Cong until forced out by flames. Dodging heavy enemy fire, the two soldiers ran in opposite directions — split-second decisions that would impact the rest of their lives. Well into retirement years, they remain grateful to have survived a battle that killed so many brothers in arms. We doubt you’ll hear a war story with two such different twists.]]>“I’m living on borrowed time.” That’s how a former GI describes his incredible luck in surviving the 1968 Tet Offensive, turning point of the Vietnam War. Fifty years later, he and a buddy relive the bloody attack that found them under siege in a house in Hue. His small unit fought a pitched battle against the Viet Cong until forced out by flames. Dodging heavy enemy fire, the two soldiers ran in opposite directions — split-second decisions that would impact the rest of their lives. Well into retirement years, they remain grateful to have survived a battle that killed so many brothers in arms. We doubt you’ll hear a war story with two such different twists.]]>13:32nowar,gis,veterans,vietnam,boomers,seniors"I'm living on borrowed time." A GI relives how he and a buddy survive the pivotal battle of the Vietnam War. Under enemy fire, they escape in opposite directions—split-second decisions that result in very different twists of fate.fullMy Psychedelic Escape PlanMy Psychedelic Escape PlanWed, 19 Sep 2018 22:16:02 +0000Receiving a draft notice in the 60s felt like a death sentence. Add a growing resistance to the Vietnam War and it's easy to see why guys 18-to-26, like our friend Bob, looked for any way to avoid induction. His crafty ploy? LSD.

Rumor was that taking it could make you unfit for military service. So with the help of his girlfriend, Bob dove in. Did it work to avoid the Army? Let's just say there were unintended consequences and plot twists. And while his psychedelic escape didn't turn out how he hoped, Bob still took some positives from the experience.

]]>Receiving a draft notice in the 60s felt like a death sentence. Add a growing resistance to the Vietnam War and it's easy to see why guys 18-to-26, like our friend Bob, looked for any way to avoid induction. His crafty ploy? LSD.

Rumor was that taking it could make you unfit for military service. So with the help of his girlfriend, Bob dove in. Did it work to avoid the Army? Let's just say there were unintended consequences and plot twists. And while his psychedelic escape didn't turn out how he hoped, Bob still took some positives from the experience.

]]>10:18noIn the 60s, lots of guys 18-to-26 took a trip to avoid the Vietnam War. And we don't just mean on a bus to Canada.fullHer Name Was JeanHer Name Was JeanTue, 03 Jul 2018 19:34:58 +0000You didn't have to attend high school in a small midwestern town to know a couple like Denny and Karen. They were always together, holding hands and whispering secrets. In the hall before class. After school. At the mall. Everybody knew a graduation ring would soon be followed by an engagement ring.

It all rings true for Karen and Denny — except the last part.

Theirs is the story of love that was lost and found more than once. How it survived through decades, and despite marriages to others. And how finding each other again was the first step on a new road of discovery.

]]>You didn't have to attend high school in a small midwestern town to know a couple like Denny and Karen. They were always together, holding hands and whispering secrets. In the hall before class. After school. At the mall. Everybody knew a graduation ring would soon be followed by an engagement ring.

It all rings true for Karen and Denny — except the last part.

Theirs is the story of love that was lost and found more than once. How it survived through decades, and despite marriages to others. And how finding each other again was the first step on a new road of discovery.

]]>12:00noA story of lost and found love, and two people who just couldn't forget each other. Make that three people.fullRich & SteveDon't Act Your AgeYour Mileage May VaryTue, 24 Apr 2018 21:21:28 +0000How are high-mileage Americans outliving the undertaker?]]>How are high-mileage Americans outliving the undertaker?]]>11:39cleanaging,boomers,longevity,outlivingHow are high-mileage Americans outliving the undertaker?fullRich & SteveLast Train From MarienburgWed, 14 Feb 2018 06:09:30 +0000Most of us remember little or nothing about being 5 years old. Frank Gregor is the exception. He recalls it all too clearly. Far better than he'd like to.]]>Most of us remember little or nothing about being 5 years old. Frank Gregor is the exception. He recalls it all too clearly. Far better than he'd like to.]]>16:00cleanfullR-E-S-P-E-C-TR-E-S-P-E-C-TFri, 04 Aug 2017 19:21:46 +0000Ashton Applewhite’s book (“This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Aging”) is a wakeup call for a society obsessed with youth. The stigma of wrinkles. The stereotype of being feeble and forgetful. Ashton believes our worship of everything young creates a caste system where anybody over 50 is marginalized at best and shunned at worst. While you may not agree with everything Ashton says, she delivers a cherry bomb of an argument that people of any age can’t ignore.

]]>Ashton Applewhite’s book (“This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Aging”) is a wakeup call for a society obsessed with youth. The stigma of wrinkles. The stereotype of being feeble and forgetful. Ashton believes our worship of everything young creates a caste system where anybody over 50 is marginalized at best and shunned at worst. While you may not agree with everything Ashton says, she delivers a cherry bomb of an argument that people of any age can’t ignore.

]]>18:18cleanboomer,aging,ageistAshton Applewhite’s book (“This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Aging”) is a wakeup call for a society obsessed with youth. You may not agree with everything Ashton says, but she delivers a cherry bomb of an argument people of any age can’t ignore.
fullRich & SteveThe New Old MeWed, 07 Jun 2017 16:11:56 +0000Break-ups, shake-ups and couch surfing at 60. Is it too late to rebuild your life when fate knocks you around like a piñata?]]>Break-ups, shake-ups and couch surfing at 60. Is it too late to rebuild your life when fate knocks you around like a piñata?]]>14:58noThe Reluctant MillionaireSat, 25 Mar 2017 19:13:31 +0000Honk if you didn’t have dreams of getting rich when you were in your 20s and 30s. Well, we know a guy who turned that dream into reality.An Iowa boy from humble beginnings, he became a savvy entrepreneur, and later sold his company for the big bucks.Now in retirement, he’s found that money can buy happiness — not just for himself, but the thousands of people for whom diabetes is a daily cross to bear.]]>Honk if you didn’t have dreams of getting rich when you were in your 20s and 30s. Well, we know a guy who turned that dream into reality. An Iowa boy from humble beginnings, he became a savvy entrepreneur, and later sold his company for the big bucks. Now in retirement, he’s found that money can buy happiness — not just for himself, but the thousands of people for whom diabetes is a daily cross to bear.]]>17:06noCrash Landing: A Love StorySun, 01 Jan 2017 23:41:30 +0000A 60-something woman trying to hold a relationship together. A crisis at 8,000 feet. A certain...eh, bodily fluid. Dealing with loss without losing your mind. It's like a whole season of a TV drama in one short and sweet episode.]]>A 60-something woman trying to hold a relationship together. A crisis at 8,000 feet. A certain...eh, bodily fluid. Dealing with loss without losing your mind. It's like a whole season of a TV drama in one short and sweet episode.]]>12:49noWhat can the dying teach the living about life?Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:00:51 +0000Lessons learned the hard way about what’s truly important, whether you’re 25 or 75. Listen as Hospice patients look back with the perspective only someone at the end can see clearly. Even their regrets can teach us how to live with purpose and dignity.]]>Lessons learned the hard way about what’s truly important, whether you’re 25 or 75. Listen as Hospice patients look back with the perspective only someone at the end can see clearly. Even their regrets can teach us how to live with purpose and dignity.]]>13:38noOn The Trail of a KillerTue, 05 Jul 2016 19:47:29 +0000Ebola. Even though it's no longer a scary headline doesn't mean that it's gone. But why in hell would a comfortably retired Granddad go looking for it?]]>Ebola. Even though it's no longer a scary headline doesn't mean that it's gone. But why in hell would a comfortably retired Granddad go looking for it?]]>11:03noworld,health,boomers,ebolaHigh School Horror MoviesSat, 19 Mar 2016 21:08:06 +0000Vampires, werewolves and Godzilla gave you a chance to cuddle with your sweetie at the drive-in movies. But they couldn't compare with the scare of those gory training films your friends dared you to see in Driver's Ed. class.]]>Vampires, werewolves and Godzilla gave you a chance to cuddle with your sweetie at the drive-in movies. But they couldn't compare with the scare of those gory training films your friends dared you to see in Driver's Ed. class.]]>09:47cleanthe,sixties,boomersThe AgreementSat, 19 Mar 2016 20:56:18 +0000

During the 60s, some guys escaped the Vietnam War by going to Canada. Some by swearing they were conscientious objectors. And one guy by being very lucky.

Nearly 50 years later he recalls his good fortune: Part war story, part love story, and one like you've probably never heard before.

]]>During the 60s, some guys escaped the Vietnam War by going to Canada. Some by swearing they were conscientious objectors. And one guy by being very lucky.

Nearly 50 years later he recalls his good fortune: Part war story, part love story, and one like you've probably never heard before.

]]>07:14cleanthe,sixties,boomersLiving A LieSat, 19 Mar 2016 20:43:17 +0000Tom was just your average guy in the 60s: a good husband, father and breadwinner — everything society expected him to be. Except he had a secret that, in his words, "was killing me."]]>Tom was just your average guy in the 60s: a good husband, father and breadwinner — everything society expected him to be. Except he had a secret that, in his words, "was killing me."]]>08:57cleanand,in,for,adventures,aging,beyond,boomersfull